Week of June 9th

No homework for the rest of the year!

Summer reading packets from Mr. Bloom went home today.
They are due in September.

This week:
Tuesday- Laser Light Show-10:00
Duck Race-2:00

Friday-
Field Day-Luau Lunch

Have a wonderful summer!!

Week of May 27th

Language Arts
No spelling test this week.
Next Friday 6/6 will be the 100 word spelling test.
A Mango Shaped Space chapters 6-10 reading quiz- Wednesday

Social Studies-5L
Current Events due Friday

100 Spelling words:

1.       your
2.     you’re
3.     because
4.     there
5.     their
6.     they’re
7.     finally
8.     especially
9.     breath
10.            solid
11.            weather
12.            physical
13.            awake
14.             disease
15.            succeed
16.            remain
17.             sign
18.             height
19.            approach
20.             define
21.             youth
22.              choose
23.              lose
24.             loose
25. destroy
26.  August
27. awkward
28. haunt
29. aware
30.  aboard
31.  beware
32.  absorb
33.  perform
34.  earth
35.  peer
36.  pier
37.  research
38.  aloud
39.  allowed
40.  who’s
41. whose
42. teammate
43. stomachache
44. barefoot
45. throughout
46. chapter
47. popular
48. calendar
49. quarter
50. bargain
51. journey
52. subject
53. perhaps
54. listening
55. beginning
56. quizzed
57. answered
58. whispered
59. attending
60. practicing
61. repeated
62. earlier
63. scariest
64. loveliest
65. horrified
66. memories
67. lately
68. delightful
69. enjoyment
70. appointment
71. mattress
72. vanilla
73. pajamas
74. mosquito
75. certain
76. future
77. creature
78. measure
79. service
80. courage
81. creative
82. average
83. limit
84. disturb
85. respond
86. kitchen
87. dismiss
88. incomplete
89. disagree
90. unable
91. admire
92. express
93. react
94. tense
95. telephone
96. paragraph
97. dictionary
98. respect
99. predict
100. vacation

Week of May 19th

Language Arts
Monday-Practice Book pg. 301
Tuesday-Practice Book pg. 303
Wednesday- no h.w. Concert tonight. Be there at 5:30.
Thursday-Study for spelling test tomorrow

Spelling Words: prefixes com- con- pre- pro-
company, computer, combat, commotion, commercial,complete
contain, confide, convince, contest, confirm, concurrent, conscious, conversation
preview, prejudge, prefix, preflight
produce, protect, progress, prospect, provide, propose, promotion

Social Studies-5L
Current Events due Friday

Week of May 12th

Language Arts
Monday-none
Tuesday- Practice Book pg. 292
Wednesday-Practice Book pg. 294
Thursday-Study for test

Spelling Words: Words that end in -ion
elect-election, react-reaction, confess-confession, express-expression, connect-connection, construct-construction
tense-tension, decorate-decoration, contribute-contribution, imitate-imitation, admire-admiration, fascinate-fascination

Social Studies-5L
Current Event due Friday

Week of May 5th

NJ ASK Testing this week.
No homework, spelling test, or reading test.

Get a good nights sleep and eat a healthy breakfast.
Monday and Tuesday-language arts
Wednesday and Thursday-math

Week of April 28th

Language Arts
Monday-Practice Book pg. 280
Tuesday-No homework  IronPigs Game today!!!
Wednesday-Buckle Down pgs. 110-113
*No homework passes*
Thursday- Study for spelling test tomorrow
(No reading test this week)

Spelling Words: prefixes un-,dis-, in-, and mis-
unable, unknown, unequal, unstable, unwise, unfortunate, unnecessary
dismiss, disaster, dishonest, disagree, discover, disgrace, discourage
insincere, indirect, insecure, incomplete, informal, invisible
mislead, mistreat, misspell, mislaid, mishap

Social Studies-5L
Current Event is due Friday
God and Goddess presentations start on Wednesday, 4/30.

Week of April 22nd

Language Arts
Tuesday- Practice Book pg. 270
Wednesday-Buckle Down pgs. 92-96
*No homework passes for this assignment*
Thursday- Study for reading and spelling test tomorrow

Spelling Words:
disturb,entire, wisdom, respond, neglect, patrol. forbid, surround, challenge,
somber
entry, impress, fortress, kitchen, frighten, distribute, industry,
limit, talent, dozen, pirate, spinach, adopt, adapt, refuge

Social Studies-5L
Current Events due Friday

God and Goddess presentations due April 30th- done at home
You become the expert on your deity.

Week of April 14th

Language Arts
Monday- Practice Book pg. 174
Tuesday- Buckle Down pgs. 77-79
Wednesday-Study for reading and spelling tests tomorrow

Spelling Words: label, angel, level, channel, quarrel, colonel
formal, legal, normal, local, global, identical, mineral,artificial
whistle, puzzle, angle, needle, struggle, bicycle, stumble, article, vehicle
pupil, fossil

Social Studies-5L
No current event this week
Teach us about a god or goddess presentation due April 30th
*You should be working on this at home.*

DARE posters should be completed on the back of the permission slip.
See Mr. Causton's blog for details.
Send back sizes for T-shirts please.

Week of April 7th

Language Arts
Monday- Practice Book pg. 162
Tuesday-Buckle Down pgs.66-70 *No h.w. passes*
Wednesday-Reading test tomorrow
Thursday-Spelling test tomorrow

Spelling Words: cruel, diet, ruin, trial, create, riot, dial, prior
actual, patriot, museum, casual, pioneer, visual, realize, genuine, area, annual, audio, theater, influence, diagnose, media
appreciate, society

Social Studies-5L
Current Event due Friday

Week of March 31st

Language Arts
Monday- Practice Book pg. 148
Tuesday-Practice Book pg. 150
Wednesday- Reading test tomorrow
Thursday-Spelling test tomorrow

Spelling Words: conflict, orphan, instant, complex, simply, burglar, laundry, employ, anchor, merchant, improve, mischief, purchase, dolphin, complain, tremble, anthem, illustration, conscience, apostrophe
laughter, arctic, childhood, partner, function

Social Studies-5L
Current Events due Friday
(Current events will no longer be accepted late.)

Week of March 24th

Language Arts
Monday- Practice Book pg. 136
Tuesday-Practice Book pg. 138
Wednesday- Study for reading test
Thursday-Study for spelling test

Spelling Words:  VCV Pattern
human, award, behave, basic, evil, nation, robot, select, item, police, prefer, deserve,autumn, nuisance, laser
exact, credit, vivid, modern, panic, cousin, menu, novel, logic, column

Social Studies-5L
You may be doing some research for your Egypt project at home.

Week of March 17th

Language Arts
There is no formal homework every night this week because I want to give you time to write your "Women in History" essay. Please do not hand in questions and answers. It should be in essay form. Your essay and a picture are due Thursday, March 20th.

Wednesday-Reading Test tomorrow

Please study for your 50 word spelling test on Friday.

50 Words Spelling Test 
 listening,  wandered ,beginning,  shrugged, quizzed
    ordered, answered,  deposited,  canceled, bothering
    delivered, whispered,  losing,  united, repeated
   tiring, assigned, supported, decided,  practicing
   terrified, scariest, enemies, horrified, memories
dictionaries, satisfied, tragedies, denied, earlier
lately, steadily, government,   delightful, noisily
 forgiveness, appointment,plentiful,  suspenseful, contentment
   mattress, tomato,   vanilla, caravan, pajamas
 mosquito,  alligator, patio,  your, you’re

Week of March 10th

Language Arts
Monday-Read Chapters 19 & 20 in Tuck Everlasting. Write down two examples from each chapter on your sticky notes.
Tuesday-Done in class-no homework!
Wednesday-Read Chapter 25 and write down two examples of figurative language.

*Long term project*  Women in History Essay due March 20th*
Remember to include a picture along with your well written essay starting with a grabber. No questions and answers!

No spelling this week. Next week...50 word spelling test  3/21

Social Studies-5L

Current Events due Friday
Please remember to include a paragraph of a summary, and a paragraph for your personal response.

Week of March 3rd

Language Arts-
Sunday is Read Across America, so pick up a book and enjoy.
Tuesday is National Grammar Day!!
Earn a blue ticket:
Tuesday-wear a noun
Wednesday- wear a verb
Thursday-wear an adjective
Friday-wear a complete sentence
*No spelling test this week*
Homework
Tuesday-read chapters 1-3 (pgs. 5-16) in Tuck Everlasting
Find one example of figurative language in each chapter.
Wednesday-read chapters 4-5 (pgs. 17-30) in Tuck Everlasting
Find two examples of figurative language in each chapter.
Thursday-read chapters 9-11 (pgs. 46-59) in Tuck Everlasting
Find one example of figurative language for each chapter.
No homework passes may be used this week!
*figurative language=(simile, idiom, personification etc..)*

Writing- MyAccess writing prompt due Sunday night. You will have  three writing periods during the week to write this. Please feel free to work on it at home.

Social Studies-5L
Current Event due Friday

Week of February 24th

Language Arts
Monday-Practice Book pg. 232
Tuesday-Practice Book pg. 234
Wednesday-Study for reading test including use of commas
Thursday-Study for spelling test

Spelling Words-
Words from other countries:salsa, mattress, tycoon, burrito, tomato,
poncho, dungarees, lasso, patio, siesta, cargo, vanilla, tsunami, iguana, plaza, caravan, hammock, pajamas, gallant, mosquito, cathedral, alligator, tambourine, sombrero

Social Studies-5L
Current Events due Friday

Week of February 18th

Language Arts
Tuesday- Practice Book pg. 220
Wednesday- Practice Book pg. 222
Thursday-Study for reading and spelling test tomorrow


Spelling Words: Suffixes -ful, ly, ness, ment
watchful, delightful, forgetful, plentiful, suspenseful
lately, steadily, calmly, noisily, suspiciously
closeness, cloudiness, tardiness, forgiveness, seriousness
countless, harmless, effortless, merciless
settlement, government, agreement, enjoyment, appointment, contentment

Social Studies-5L
No current event this week, however, if you did not hand in last weeks', it is due by Wednesday, 2/19.

Week of February 10th

Language Arts
Monday-Practice Book pg. 208
Tuesday-practice Book pg. 210
Wednesday-Study for reading test tomorrow
Thursday-Study for spelling test tomorrow

Spelling Words:
-es  duties, ferries, abilities, trophies, enemies, victories, memories, strategies, dictionaries, boundaries, tragedies
-ed denied, terrified, horrified, unified, satisfied
-er earlier, sunnier, dirtier, cozier, drowsier
-est loveliest, scariest, iciest, greediest

Social Studies-5L
Current event due Friday
Bring in your stuffed animal to mummify by Wednesday.

Week of February 3rd

Language Arts
Monday-Enjoy the snow!!
Tuesday- Practice Book pg. 196
Wednesday-Practice Book pg. 198  *Due even if we have a snow day!!*
Thursday-Study for spelling and reading  tests tomorrow

Spelling Words:
Just add the endings:
borrowed, delivered, whispered, remarked, supported, expected, repeated, assigned,
performing, resulting, attending, entertaining

Drop the e and add the endings:
decided, related, damaged, united, operated, donated
tiring, freezing, losing, amazing, practicing, amusing, rehearsing

Social Studies-5L
Remember to bring in a stuffed animal for mummification.
Current Events due Friday

Week of January 27th

Language Arts
Monday-Study for Bully for You Teddy Roosevelt test Chapters 5-end facts from your notebooks.
15 multiple choice and one essay question
Tuesday-Practice Book pg.184
Wednesday-Practice Book pg. 186
Thursday-Study for spelling and reading tests- "Lunch Money"


Spelling Words: Word with -ed and -ing  Sometimes you double the consonant, and sometimes you don't!
wandered, ordered, totaled, answered, deposited, canceled
listening, carpeting, gathering, bothering, suffering, threatening
scrubbed, stunned, skimmed, shrugged, whipped, quizzed, scanned, occurred
knitting, beginning, chatting, upsetting, compelling,

Social Studies-5L
Current Event due Friday

Week of January 20th

Wow! Crazy week.

Language Arts
Bully for You Teddy Roosevelt Chapter 5-end next Tuesday (1/28/14)
Study those facts in your notebooks.

Social Studies-5L
No current event this week.

Week of January 13th

Language Arts

Bully for You Teddy Roosevelt Chapters 1-4  test on Tuesday. Study the 32 facts about Teddy that you wrote in your notebooks.


50 word spelling test on Friday:
aware,aboard,pardon,barely,soar,perform,former,former,adore,ordeal,warn
earth, peer, pier, appear, worthwhile, weary, thirsty, research interpret, dreary
aloud, allowed, lesson, lessen, who's overdo, overdue, site, sight, cite
home run, headache, up-to-date, post office, uproar, motorcycle, stomachache, bulletin board, wildlife, teammate, cellar, chapter, anger, popular, calendar, quarter, proper, their, there, they're


My Access "Asking for a Pet" persuasive writing is due Wednesday.
If you are not happy with your score, upgrade it at home. (Remember: use vivid verbs!)

Social Studies-5L
Current Events due Friday

Week of January 6th

Language Arts
Monday- read pgs. 39-45 in Bully for You Teddy Roosevelt
Tuesday- Persuasion is All Around You sheet
*No Bruin Bucks for this assignment*
Wednesday-Read Bully for You Teddy Roosevelt pgs.
Thursday- Work on MyAccess prompt at home- Due next Tuesday
"Asking for a Pet"
No spelling test this week.

"Persuasion is All Around You" questions.
Attach a description of what you used.
1. Where did you find your persuasive example?
2. Who is trying to persuade you?
3. What are they trying to persuade you to do?
4. Do you think their argument is convincing? Why or why not?

Social Studies- 5L
Current Event due Friday

Week of January 2nd

Happy New Year!!

Language Arts
Thursday- Read Chapter 2 Bully for You Teddy Roosevelt
Answer all questions-due Monday
*No homework passes*

Social Studies
No current events this week.